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03 4th, 2010|
AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday that his government would decide by the end of March on a basic plan of where to move a contentious US military base on the island of Okinawa.
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AFP - Boeing said Thursday it would bid for a 35-billion-dollar contract to supply aerial refueling aircraft to the US Air Force, saying its planes would be cheaper than the ones by rival Airbus.
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AP - The chairman of the House oversight committee has told Defense Secretary Robert Gates he’s upset that defense giant KBR Inc. was awarded a contract potentially worth $2.8 billion for work in Iraq.
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Reuters - Pushing back against Pentagon opposition, lawmakers said on Wednesday they would forge ahead with legislation to lift restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces before a year-long military review is completed.
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AFP - The US Air Force announced Tuesday a two-year delay in the production of its new F-35 stealth fighter, touted as the future of the American air fleet.
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AFP - US commanders are taking a second look at policies that bar women from ground combat, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have thrust female soldiers into the thick of the fight.
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AFP - US President Barack Obama is making final decisions on a broad new nuclear strategy for the United States that will permanently reduce the US nuclear arsenal by thousands of weapons, The New York Times reported Monday.
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AFP - A senior US official pledged Wednesday to hear out complaints from Japan in a row over a military base but insisted that the current plan was the best option.